Smiles, hugs and hi-fives. Isn’t that all it takes for a middle school student to be happy? The Happiness Shop is an excellent class project that explores important issues.
Theatre-Themed Play Scripts for Schools
Mmmbeth
An hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play! Updated Version.
- About 45 minutes
- 5 F + 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 43 pages
Mmmbeth: Competition Length Version
A shorter version of our hilarious gender-bending take on the Scottish play. Updated version.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 F + 5 Any Gender, Easily Expandable
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 28 pages
Moonbow Miraculous
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 40 minutes
- 14 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 33 pages
Moonbow Miraculous: Competition-Length Version
If someone has a secret they’ve been clutching to their heart, the moonbow’s glow will give them the courage to share their true selves
- About 20 minutes
- 8 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 21 pages
Much Ado High School
What if Much Ado About Nothing took place at a high school dance? An enjoyable introduction to Shakespeare with lightning-fast pace and snappy dialogue.
- About 30 minutes
- 5 M + 6 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 28 pages
Not Going Anywhere
A Mexican family struggles to get by while ICE attempts to tear them apart.
- About 30 minutes
- 2 M + 3 F
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 25 pages
One Beer Too Many
Skip writes from the heart, but uncovers something no one wants to read.
- About 10 minutes
- 1 M
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Postcards from Shakespeare
Shakespeare has writer’s block. Nothing inspires him. Queen Elizabeth sends him on a trip around the world to find inspiration.
- About 35 minutes
- 6 M + 4 F + 5 Any Gender
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 37 pages
Rebootilization
Stories are under attack. It's a pandemic so big, the government’s involved. The rebootilization plan is foolproof so long as pirates don't get loose....
- About 120 minutes
- 13 M + 15 F + 25 Any Gender, Expandable to 85+
- Unit set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 82 pages
The Redemption of Gertie Greene
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
- About 50 minutes
- 5 M + 11 F, Doubling Possible
- Simple set
- Recommended for Middle Schools
- 37 pages
The Scarlet Heart
Join commedia dell'arte characters in a hungry, thirsty, bungling, quest for the Scarlet Heart. An excellent introduction for any student performer.
- About 30 minutes
- 4 M + 3 F + 3 Any Gender
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 59 pages
See the Light
The truth hurts. Especially when you're afraid to tell it and not expecting to hear it.
- About 10 minutes
- 2 F
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
Shakespeare on a Shoestring - Cymbeline!
Faked Death! Mistaken Identity! Parental Marital Veto! But wait, there’s more!
- About 50 minutes
- 6 M + 6 F, Plus percussionist. Easily expandable.
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 46 pages
Shakespeare's Super Snowy Seasonal Sleigh Ride Stage Show!
Shakespeare’s characters deserve to celebrate the holidays too!
- About 70 minutes
- 6 M + 11 F + 19 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 58 pages
Stereotype High
High school is full of stereotypes – or is it?
- About 105 minutes
- 9 M + 9 F + 4 Any Gender, Plus onstage crew
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 107 pages
Storied
In a magical dimension, three teenagers are pulled into a conflict between Good and Bad Ideas from classic tales. Who is to blame for the bad idea?
- About 77 minutes
- 6 M + 9 F + 5 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
- Unit Set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 70 pages
The Tempest
A modern version of this Shakespeare classic. A great introduction to the story and the bard.
- About 40 minutes
- 7 M + 2 F
- Exterior
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 27 pages
Theatrefolk's Ten-Minute Play Collection
A collection of ten minute plays.
- Simple Set
- Recommended for High Schools
- 55 pages
The Tragicomedy of Julia Caesar
Sarah and Dave think it would be fun to direct a play for drama club. And they both love Julius Caesar. What could go wrong?
- About 82 minutes
- 5 M + 4 F + 22 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 85 pages
Typecast
Students have all mysteriously been cast in the “wrong” roles.
- About 60 minutes
- 7 F + 2 Any Gender
- Simple set
- Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
- 42 pages
